getting stuck stalling out in a culvert. someone in a pick up truck gently nudging the sports car out of the water. >> and sky 12 up as well. from our bird's eye view, you can see the rain all the a pre- dramatic sight. rain hammering drivers over on the west side. take a look at the loop 101. about two hours, heavy rain made the evening commute a drag >> you can barely see the cars there on the slick road. let's take a look at the radar to see if there are any remaining storms. there's a look. you can see how just a few hours ago it was very active out to our west. the littest image showing that everything has dispated. we're not seeing any rain activity out there. because we have quite a bit of moisture up to our north u we'll keep a slight chance of storms in our forecast through the rest of the evening.

minutes. we're following breaking news in the tyler cost case. he's the teenager accused in a string of sexual assaults involving more than a dozen high schoolgirls. >> we are joined live from florence. the judge is not going to dismiss the case. >> reporter: so far, that's what we're hearing. judge white is not going to be dismissing the case, at least from what we heard from inside the courth when cost was arrested at the age of 18. today the judge granted a request to move forward with one trial instead of separating it out into two. of course the defense is pleased with that decision and also that the court previously granted their motion to dismiss the first four counts against cost. the defense required the prosecution turn over any rating material they have. that's considered evidence

it's importance for establishing innocence or reducing the punishment of the defendant. >> every time we learn more about this case, we learn more things that show that in fact there was a conspiracy. in fact, this investigation was horribly, horribly mishandled. we do believe very strongly in tyler's case. >> reporter: the defense is lift the case so tyler can be released. live in florence for 12 news. >> thanks. developing right now, there's more fall out tonight stemming from a judge's decision asking prosecutors to file criminal contempt charges against sheriff joe arpyo. >> arrest arpyo! >> people rallying at the u.s. attorney east office in

arrest the sheriff and prosecute him. the u.s. attorney will decide if his officer will pursue charges. the judge is also recommending criminal contempt charges against top deputy jerry sheridan. now to decision 2016. new numbers are revealing the current voter makeup here in arizona. the secretary of state revealing there are 3.4 million registered voters. of those, nearly 1.2 are republicans. there are slightly more than a million democrats. there are also more than 1.1 million people registered at independents. we are eight days away from the august 30th primary election. now to the ads that we're seeing tied to decision 2016. does christine jones, a leading republican candidate for congress in the east valley,

about president obama? you rarely hear someone on the opposite side complimenting the other side, but an attack ad against the republican candidate claims she did commit that cardinal sin. graham is fact checking the ad in tonight's campaign report card. >> reporter: a tv ad targeting christine jones claims she's a republican who said nice things about the country's top two democrats. a capable and respected leader and an effective secretary of state. when obama was reelected, jones offered support and said get excited. >> reporter: the ad was paid for by a group backing one of jones' opponents. jones faced a similar attack ad during her 2014 campaign for governor. she made the comments when she was a private citizen.

personal blog. on december 30, 2012 and january 2, 2013. the get excited about president obama's reelection was posted on jones' facebook page on november 6, 2012. as a candidate for congress. >> president obama's liberal policies trample our constitution. >> reporter: she has scorched the president in her ads. >> the ad targeting jones gets a passing grade on our campaign report card. she did make those comments. it's up to whether they matter. there's a field of four in the gop primary. the two other candidates olsen and stapley. the winner of the august 30th primary will likely be the next member of congress. new details on the valley's own michael phelps and his

6000-square foot house that crews finished construction on last december. we've seen some of the home while he's been on facebook live. we now know it has five bedrooms, 6.5 baths, and the amazing pool, and the daily mail have pictures of the inside of the decorative home. speedo is dropping its they can't condone behavior counter to its values. speedo will donate a $50,000 part of lochte's fee to save the children charity. he lied to rio police about being held up at gunpoint. he has reportedly hired justin bieber's former crisis manager to smooth over his troubled waters. all this week we'll be looking

olympic moments that deserve a little more time in the spotlight. tonight, the gymnast who broke his leg during a vault- qualifying round. the pictures may be tough to look at. french gymnast fractured his tibia while landing his vault. he injured his leg on the same event back in london of 2012 causing him to withdrawal then. the crowd giving him a standing ovation as medics load him on we've seen him with pictures oh you have a cast but back on his feet with the help of a walker. 12 news at 6:00 just getting started tonight. who's behind this billboard that says isis sucks? plus money-saving monday. what you need to know before swiping your atm or money card again. which arizona city is the poorest in the state? >> the answer in about 8

time for a quick check of other hot headlines. a campaign to publicly shame isis is now prominently on display in the valley. >> isis sucks. going east near 67th avenue. sound vision and a group of american muslims are behind the campaign declaring their independence from isis. a guy accused of leading police on a chase ending with officers shooting him is they say the 48-year-old shot at officers during the chase that went from tempe to goodyear. >> and can you guess which arizona city is the poorest in the state? tonight's social sound off answer is just minutes away. the links crooks and scammers are going to in order to steal your credit card info and ways to protect yourself.

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question. here it is. >> which arizona city is the poorest in the state? 24/7 wallstreet.com finds it's nogales. income, the median household income in nogales makes just over $27,000. that's almost half of the statewide median of $50,000. also the poverty rate in nogales is about 35%. from southern arizona, we only see on 12 news involving prairie dogs. not a lot of people think about the wildlife living under their buildings. >> that's right. as matt pace shows us, the owners behind the first indoor shooting gallery are mindful of the tenants there long before they arrived. >> reporter: near highway 89 in flagstaff is a plot of land

these guys. >> we drive by every day. i kept noticing all the prairie dogs. >> reporter: relocating these animals humanely is high priority. >> they deserve a chance. they have a better chance with us helping than the bulldozers. >> reporter: luckily habitat harmony and arizona game and fish were at the ready to help remove as many animals as possible. >> we blast dawn soap into the hole and the suds are to push the prairie dogs out and then we catch them. >> reporter: it's a simple, yet tedious process. so far, 7 prairie dogs have been captured but there are over 200 holes to be flushed out. the goal is to remove and relocate as many of the animals to a special spot. >> this will be a really good site for the prairie dogs because they really want to reestablish their prairie dog colonies out there.

protecting the underground critters was an easy choice to make. >> we're going to do the best we can to save as many as we can, and they're really cute. >> they are cute and they're indigenous to our state. you can go to 12news.com for a link to the go fund me page to help cover some of her volunteer costs. i drove in today and i never thought we'd be getting that storm. >> i know. it moved through very quickly, but it dumped a for areas in the north valley. let's look at some of the rainfall totals we picked up from earlier today. almost an inch there in a portion of north phoenix. it was near thunderbird and 7th street. another area in north phoenix, about .71. peoria, about a half an inch. some of these areas haven't really gotten a whole lot of rain, so it's nice to see that.

today. we were four degrees below the average for this time of year. and even though the latest radar shows we don't have much going on, we do still have some activity out there that could impact us later. you're seeing storms line up over southwest maricopa county. they're moving in a northeasterly direction. we cannot rule out the possibility of an isolated storm or two moving in over the evening. the most active area mojave county. kingman getting slammed with heavy rainfall. so watch out in that area. flooding is going to be your biggest threat. you should watch out for gusty winds and the potential for a lot of lightning as well. out to the eastern part of the state, flagstaff quiet, peson is quiet. tomorrow is looks like the high country will stay active while the central and lower deserts

62 in sedona. tomorrow flag at 63. 78 in winslow. we're looking at pretty nice conditions temperature wise up in the high country and not too shabby for the low desert. we'll be below average for a little bit pretty much all the way as we head into the weekend. now here's coop with sports. 12 sports is sponsored by >> yeah. just four days to go until the debut of friday night fever. don't miss the highlights from high school football games across the state of arizona. be a believer. catch the fever this friday night at 11:35. the d-backs open a four-game series with the atlanta braves tonight. shortstop amed will have season- ending surgery on his right

to call up swanson, the number one overall pick by the d-backs in the 2015 draft. they traded him for pitcher shelby miller who performed so badly he is currently in the minors. >> i guess it's kind of like a little fairy tale story. you know, it's neat. it's always been a dream play in every park, you know, possible. that's been a goal of mine since i was a little kid. not only visit every one but play in every one. >> obviously the trade is one that's blown up in the d-backs faces. according to usa today writer bob nightingail, they tried to

kendricks stepped in and vetoed the trade. the d-backs are not considering bringing back the front office trio. if this is true, it will be the 7th change at general manager in the last 11 years for the d- backs. i can understand kendrick wanting to win. but he has to understand chemistry. kendrick knew when he hired stewart and larusa, neither had the experience for the job they were hired for so that's on kendrick. now he needs to exercise patience and give this front office trio more than a year or two to try to change.

quarterback? 12 burning questions for the sun devils as we're 12 days away from kick off. that's coming up at 10. >> we have the sun devils kicking off in 12 days. we have friday night fever this friday night. the world is back on its correct axis. >> it's all good. >> thanks. the tempe center for the arts about to get a new

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getting a revamp. an asu researchers is behind it. finally, tempe moving forward with the city's first bio medical and technology campus. it will be going up in the west area of the tempe center of the arts. >> working to attract bio-med and tech businesses as they provide high quality and high paying jobs. that will do it for 6:00. >> we'll see you back here tonight for 12 news at 10. have a great evening,

ryan lochte back with his playboy playmate. michael phelps plunking down millions on a new mansion. all of today's breaking olympic headlines now on "extra." ? ? ? extra, extra ? >> new video scandal plagued ryan lochte bringing his playmate girlfriend home as he loses his biggest sponsor. >> i overexaggerated the story. >> from lochte's mess to the olympic scandal today. usain bolt shirtless in bed with a young college student. wait till you hear who she was married to.

girlfriend moments after their hampton's car crash. >> good news out of the hampton's. gwen and blake's lovefest in front of j-lo and usher. >> jojo and jordan's surprising engagement party. the bachelorette, flashing her diamond as the ex unleashes a smear campaign. predators watch out. >> chris hanson, with me, hunting down the back guide. take a seat, chris. >> aj on the set of "empire" uncovering spoiler after spoiler. >> saw someone die. >> and if you miss it. >> your own fault. >> now on "extra" from universal studios, hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. ? extra, extra ? >> hey, welcome to extra. i'm mario lopez. coming up. kim kardashian on a binge, and her racy post this weekend.